Do you have the most practical solutions for addressing today's challenging CEQA issues? The California Environmental Quality Act is the cornerstone of the state's environmental protection laws. CEQA tends to be a focus for lawsuits, challenging the land use decisions of public agencies. Developing strategies for surviving potential litigation is an important aspect of preparing sound CEQA documents. Attend this seminar and get the tools you n...

Hazardous materials within building environments can pose significant challenges to building owners, property managers, maintenance staff and others involved in building management or property acquisitions. A fundamental understanding of the potential environmental hazards within buildings can help building management professionals avoid common problems during acquisitions, regular operations, during renovation and demolition projects and emer...

You will be provided a comprehensive and useful introduction to the challenges facing local governments as more private providers seek to use the public rights of way for a variety of purposes. Public officials, private service providers and lawyers will benefit from understanding the variety of existing and emerging users and uses, the options available for securing access to public rights of way and the duties and liabilities related to thei...

WEBINAR PROCEEDING AS SCHEDULED FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) plays a very important role in protecting communities and their residents and businesses from the disaster caused by flooding. It publicizes the areas of greatest flood risk, restricts construction with high flood risk, and provides insurance for the flood losses that are excluded from most homeowners and general business policies. These activities have a critical i...

Concerned about how wetlands regulations are changing - and how your practices may be impacted? The last few years have seen much change in wetland regulation across the Chesapeake Bay area. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has stepped up its efforts to decrease the threat to wetlands with the Comprehensive Wetland Program Plan and the Water Protection Permit Program. Negotiating the multi-layered state and federal wetland regu...

On August 27-29, 2013: SOAR to great heights with the EEOC's EXCEL Conference, the premier training conference for EEO Managers, supervisors, practitioners, human resources professionals, attorneys & ADR specialists. NEW to EXCEL 2013 is an EEO track tailored for the private sector, providing additional training opportunities for the HR professional. Downtown Denver will be the host of the 2013 EXCEL Conference at the Sheraton Denver Downt...

Most impacts to wetlands, stream and other waters (i.e., aquatic resources) occurring from development activities, like a road crossing or construction of a utility corridor, require permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Typically impacts greater than 0.1 acres in size require mitigation to compensate for authorized impacts. After advancing mitigation guidance for several decades in their regulatory programs, the USACE and U.S...

FEMP Webcast August 1, 2013: Goal-Based Contracting for Energy Efficient Buildings The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will host a live First Thursday Seminar webcast on Goal-based Contracting for Energy Efficient Buildings on August 1, 2013. Experts Paul Torcellini of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Jason Koman of DOE’s Building Technologies Office will cover ways to structure and im...

Water distribution system renewal is an urgent infrastructure problem and will be on the agenda of utilities, local governments, and industries for many years. Based on national studies, a large gap exists between current expenditures on water main renewal and the investment levels needed to sustain system integrity. Many aging pipe segments are candidates for renewal and must be updated through funding from capital improvement programs. Plann...

CEQA compliance is an uphill battle - do you know what you're up against? CEQA affects every aspect of land use in California. Those who do not understand CEQA proceed at their peril. Attend this seminar and you will get a framework for success in managing the environmental review process; preparing and reviewing CEQA documents; and addressing complex, practical issues. Learn from seasoned professionals about how to address CEQA issues and app...